Thai children trained as boxers for extra income . Selina Downes pkg

Video: Thai boxing’s child champ

 

 
 Thailand’s tiny kickboxing queen 
 

Muay Thai, or kickboxing, is more than just a martial art in Thailand, it is a national obsession.

Some poor families are training their children to become prize fighters in order to earn much needed money.

Al Jazeera’s Selina Downes went to Pattaya to meet a seven-year-old boxer and her family.